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[Twenty-second verb] [517 1658. What is the initial action of a *nirāyika* who is free from the *mithyādarsana-śalya*, until the action of *mithyādarsana-pratyaya* takes place? [Answer] Gautama! The initial action also takes place until the action of *apratyākhāna* takes place, but the action of *mithyādarsana-pratyaya* does not take place. [1658 pr.] Bhagavan! What is the initial action of a *nairāyika* who is free from the *mithyādarsana-śalya*, until the action of *mithyādarsana-pratyaya* takes place? [Answer] Gautama! The initial action also takes place until the action of *apratyākhāna* takes place, but the action of *mithyādarsana-pratyaya* does not take place. 1659. Similarly (like the *pālapka* who speaks about the actions of a *nairāyika* who is free from *mithyādarsana*), (from *asurakumāra* to) *sthānita-kumāra* (the *pālapka* should be said to speak about the actions). 1660. What is the initial action of a *pancendriya-tiryañcaya* who is free from the *mithyādarsana-śalya*? [Answer] Gautama! The initial action takes place until the action of *māyā-pratyaya* takes place, the action of *apratyākhāna* may or may not take place, but the action of *mithyādarsana-pratyaya* does not take place. [1660 pr.] Similarly, the question is about the actions of a *pancendriya-tiryañcaya* who is free from the *mithyādarsana-śalya*. [Answer] Gautama! The initial action takes place until the action of *māyā-pratyaya* takes place, the action of *apratyākhāna* may or may not take place, but the action of *mithyādarsana-pratyaya* does not take place. 1661. The description of the actions of a human being (who is free from the *mithyādarsana-śalya*) is the same as that of a (general) living being (as stated in sūtra 1657). [1361] (The description of the actions of a human being who is free from the *mithyādarsana-śalya*) is the same as that of a (general) living being (as stated in sūtra 1657). 1662. The description of the actions of *vāna-mantara*, *jyotiṣka*, and *vaimānika* (as stated in sūtra 1658) is the same as that of a *nairāyika* (who is free from the *mithyādarsana-śalya*). [1662] The description of the actions of *vāna-mantara*, *jyotiṣka*, and *vaimānika* (as stated in sūtra 1658) is the same as that of a *nairāyika* (who is free from the *mithyādarsana-śalya*). Discussion-The description of the actions of living beings who are free from the eighteen *pāpa-sthāna* is presented in thirteen sūtras (from 1650 to 1662). From *prāṇātipāta* to *mithyādarsana-śalya*, the initial actions of a general living being and a living being who is a *caubīs-daṇḍa-kavarī* are described. Explanation-The initial and *māyā-pratyaya* actions of a living being who is free from *prāṇātipāta* to *māyā-mṛṣā* (who is *audika*) and a human being are optional, the remaining three *pārigrāhīka*, *apratyākhāna-pratyaya*